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Downloadable worksheets: Direct to reported & reported to direct speech rephrasing (+ key) Level: advanced Age: 14-17 Downloads: 329   Mixed rephrasing 2: passive to active & reported to direct speech Level: advanced Age: 14-17 Downloads: 263   Reported speech in context (based on comic strip, Garfield). Direct speech provided. Word and phrase learnt i.e. to hold a grudge, hubba-hubbas Level: intermediate Age: 10-17 Downloads: 185   Reported to direct speech Level: intermediate Age: 13-17 Downloads: 180   NARRATION : Direct to Indirect Speech in MCQ Level: intermediate Age: 10-17 Downloads: 56   Dracula - (( Grammar )) elementary to intermediate - (( 8 Pages )) - Editable Level: elementary Age: 6-17 Downloads: 54

Direct Speech to Reported Speech � A. Report these statements. The verbs you�need to change are in the Present Simple. � ��� Remember: ��� When the verbs are in the Present Simple they change into the Past Simple - but only the 1st word!! � � ���� 1. "I am the best student in my class," said T�nia. ����������T�nia said that... . � ���� 2. "We like our school," the students told me. ���������The students told me that... . � ���� 3. "I write a composition every Friday and give it to my teacher," said James. ��������� James said that... . �� ���� 4. "We don't lie to our parents," the girls said. ��������� The girls said that... . � ���� 5. "Pedro doesn't study very hard," said the teacher. ��������� The teacher said that... . � ���� 6. "My brother has experimented with drugs," she told me. ��������� She told me that... . � � � B. Report these statements. The verbs you need to change�are in the Past Simple. � ��� Remember: ����When the verbs are in the Past Simple they change into the Past Perfect - change the two words�ONLY if it's negative. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� (had + past participle) � ���� 1. "I was at school all morning," said Robert. �������� Robert said that... . � ���� 2. "I finished work at�5 o'clock," the lady told me. �������� The lady told me that... . � ���� 3. "I wrote an email on Sunday and sent it to my employer," said the woman. ��������� The woman said that... . � ���� 4. "We didn't do anything wrong," the boys said. ���������The boys said that... . � ���� 5. "Maria didn't clean her bedroom," said the mother. �������� The mother said that... . � ���� 6. "My daughter had a problem with drugs," the father told me. �������� The father told me that... . � � �